CLion 2016.1 Help

Searching Everywhere

CLion makes it possible to look for any item of the source code, databases, actions, elements of the user interface, etc. in a single action.

To search everywhere, follow these steps

Do one of the following:

Click in the upper-right corner of the CLion window.

Double-press Shift

In the pop-up window that opens, start typing the search string, to narrow down the suggestion list:

The search string can be a name of a symbol or action, an option, or an abbreviation of an action.

Select the desired target from the suggestion list. The further behavior depends on the search target.
CLion may silently navigate to the desired source code, show the desired setting, or a pop-up list of Find Action.

You can also just press the desired shortcut, to switch from the Search everywhere pop-up window to any other navigation and search action: for example,
press Ctrl+N to jump to the selected class, or Ctrl+Alt+S to show the corresponding option in the Settings dialog.

CLion allows viewing the history of the previous searches with the help of the left arrow key.
Search Everywhere remembers last 50 queries finalized with Enter key.